Skjallr

Old Norse Dictionary - skjallr

Meaning of Old Norse word "skjallr" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

skjallr
adj. [skjalla], loud, clashing, shrill; s. brestr, Bs. i. 798; lesa snjallt ok skjallt, 220; kalla skjallt, 623. 35; hann skelldi miklu skjallast, Fas. iii. 125: the phrase, hann kvað sér vera ekki einkar skjallt, he said he did not feel well, Gísl. 47.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᛁᛅᛚᛚᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
l.
line.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Gísl.
Gísla Saga. (D. II.)
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